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ran enormous deficits and clinton surplus. >> bill clinton cut spending with newt gingrich. not tax rates. never. >> the tax increases have happened. the tax increases have happened. that part of the balance is there. now it is time to look at the other side which is spending cuts and entitlement reform. that's what hasn't come yet. >> i have to get out. thanks very much. appreciate it. you're both great. so are house republicans prepared to put up a spending cut fight with the president some let's get t? let's get the gop perspective. mr. roscom, what is your response to president obama's rift today? >> well, look, this is president obama's sequester to pay for the old ket credebt ceiling deal. that being said, the president also in december last time you and i talked had a great deal to say about all these revenues that were coming in and he created the impression on the part of the american public that all of our fiscal problems were going to go away. it was all going to be great if simply those tax rates went up. well, the tax rates went up, the president now has $600 bi
ran enormous deficits and clinton surplus. >> bill clinton cut spending with newt gingrich. not tax rates. never. >> the tax increases have happened. the tax increases have happened. that part of the balance is there. now it is time to look at the other side which is spending cuts and entitlement reform. that's what hasn't come yet. >> i have to get out. thanks very much. appreciate it. you're both great. so are house republicans prepared to put up a spending cut fight with...
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bush said, if clinton were the titanic, the iceberg would have sunk. it has less to do with this sharp political acumen and more to do with his deeply held values and ideals. bill clinton believes in an america that is tied in a single garment of destiny. our fates are bound together and we should work together. a man from hope continues to work to give hope to millions. bill clinton has taught us that while hope is a powerful motivator, it takes more than that to build the future we dream of. as we revitalize our discussion about how to renew the american dream, i ask you to join me in welcoming a great proponent of the american dream, the honorable william jefferson clinton. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> we miss you. >> thank you. sometimes, i miss you. [laughter] most of the time, i like what i am doing. i want to thank steny for the introduction. we talked a few days ago when he said, what do you want me to say? i said, tell them you
bush said, if clinton were the titanic, the iceberg would have sunk. it has less to do with this sharp political acumen and more to do with his deeply held values and ideals. bill clinton believes in an america that is tied in a single garment of destiny. our fates are bound together and we should work together. a man from hope continues to work to give hope to millions. bill clinton has taught us that while hope is a powerful motivator, it takes more than that to build the future we dream of....
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. >>> plus, clinton hshg rides off in the sunset, chuck hagel gets downright offensive. and lions and tigers and bears, oh my, "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, february 1st, 2013. >>> good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. super bowl weekend is here as fans of both the baltimore ravens and the san francisco 49ers descend upon new orleans, the town known for its lavish matters is gearing up for one of its biggest parties ever. nbc's jay gray is live for the latest. >> reporter: good morning, mara. from outside the beautiful superdome lit up in new orleans. look, depending on your perspective, a lot of people either ending their party or continuing into new orleans. the perfect city to hold such a big bash. a lot of people looking forward to the game. but as you talked about, a lot of people looking forward to a lot of things. for many, it's the ads that air on super sunday. we have a sneak peek of some you'll see. >> hey, son, have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ >> you know what this room needs? a smile. who wants to come with i? ♪ tra
. >>> plus, clinton hshg rides off in the sunset, chuck hagel gets downright offensive. and lions and tigers and bears, oh my, "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, february 1st, 2013. >>> good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. super bowl weekend is here as fans of both the baltimore ravens and the san francisco 49ers descend upon new orleans, the town known for its lavish matters is gearing up for one of its...
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bush, bill clinton and george w. bush. interesting these picks. we'll nominate brennan and we'll nominate sally jewell and whether there's actually going to be a substantive discussion about energy, climate issues and also national security policy remains to be d. on that very thoughtful note, i will leave the program. thank you to rick, john, maggie and hugo and don't forget to pick up john's book, thomas jefferson, the art of power. that's all for now. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern 9:00 a.m. pacific when i'm joined by sam stein, michael haney and the aclu. you can find us on facebook. andrea mitchell reports is coming up next. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 when i'm trading, i'm totally focused. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and the streetsmart edge trading platform from charles schwab... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 gives me tools that help me find opportunities more easily. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can even access it from the cloud and trade on any computer. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and with schwab mobile, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can focu
bush, bill clinton and george w. bush. interesting these picks. we'll nominate brennan and we'll nominate sally jewell and whether there's actually going to be a substantive discussion about energy, climate issues and also national security policy remains to be d. on that very thoughtful note, i will leave the program. thank you to rick, john, maggie and hugo and don't forget to pick up john's book, thomas jefferson, the art of power. that's all for now. i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon...
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clinton is backing betty white. lewis will explain when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? >>> the administration is defending the leg alt of drone strikes including the targeting of u.s. citizens suspected of engaging in terrorism. tell your friends that according to the new america foundation, there have been 349 drone strikes in pakistan alone since 2004. an estimated 300 civilians have been killed. enough with the real news. what are we talking around the water cooler? >> it's nice to see you here. >> i'll be back soon. don't worry. >> good. pred president obama held a press briefing
clinton is backing betty white. lewis will explain when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of...
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and is former president clinton teaming up with sylvester stallone? details coming up. >>> now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we begin in indiana and pennsylvania where snowy conditions proved dangerous for drivers. road closures and multicar pileups plagued commuters while low visibility claims two lives in detroit and injured others. >>> now to philadelphia where a scary tumble was caught on security cameras. the man was seen stumbling before he loses his balance and falls over the train platform. others helped to the man up. fortunately no trains were coming at that time. >>> next to virginia will radford college students woke up to a nasty surprise when they discovered their cars were flooded. school officials say water from a nearby dam was released safer midnight and the university made announcements and went door to door to warn students. but not everyone evidently got the message and students whose cars were flooded out say they never heard any warnings. >> in nebraska a very special birthday for the zoo's newest addit
and is former president clinton teaming up with sylvester stallone? details coming up. >>> now to some other stories that caught our eye this morning. we begin in indiana and pennsylvania where snowy conditions proved dangerous for drivers. road closures and multicar pileups plagued commuters while low visibility claims two lives in detroit and injured others. >>> now to philadelphia where a scary tumble was caught on security cameras. the man was seen stumbling before he...
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. >> jimmy: i didn't even know he did that. [ imitating clinton ] i love the way -- [ imitating clinton ] >> jimmy: i love nipple clamps. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. [ imitating clinton ] red bottoms! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: pro, kanye west is nominated for six grammys. con, he's prepared seven acceptance speeches. [ laughter ] that's a bad sign. that means -- yeah. >> steve: or a good sign. >> jimmy: or a good one. pro, mumford & sons could win for best rock song. con, "sanford and sons" could win for best theme song. [ laughter ] that is a good theme song. you guys got it? ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the roots, they're just amazing. a grammy for that. pro, my album "blow your pants off" is nominated for best comedy record. [ cheers and applause ] con, my lyrics were meant to be soul-searching and confessional, and everyone thought i was joking. [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] >> steve: oh, no. >> jimmy: i guess i'm just god's misunderstood clown. [ light laughter ] >> steve: i hear bill clinton is going to do a reading of it. [ imitating clinton ] spank me. [ laughter ] >>
. >> jimmy: i didn't even know he did that. [ imitating clinton ] i love the way -- [ imitating clinton ] >> jimmy: i love nipple clamps. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah. [ imitating clinton ] red bottoms! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: pro, kanye west is nominated for six grammys. con, he's prepared seven acceptance speeches. [ laughter ] that's a bad sign. that means -- yeah. >> steve: or a good sign. >> jimmy: or a good one. pro, mumford & sons could win for best...
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president clinton said to me, and i said to him look, could you have made a difference if al gore had asked you to do more. and he said, frankly, i don't know. he said i think i could have made a difference in arkansas. he said because i understood what the nra was doing down there and i thought i would have been able to go down there, you know, and size that up. do you believe he was right? >> well, i will have to go back and check the history on that. because my memory is that he actually did go to arkansas for me. and arkansas in all recent elections has been the same as it was. >> rose: but he thought the nra was a powerful force, for example. >> yeah, i don't blame it on the gun issue as much as he has, really. he has made that case. and he's such a great political analyst among other things, i hesitate to disagree with him. but, and it certainly had an impact but i'm not sure that was the major impact. certainly the positions that we took in favor of gun regulation, you know, i made speeches regularly where i said no more columbines. and we have had six school shootings this yea
president clinton said to me, and i said to him look, could you have made a difference if al gore had asked you to do more. and he said, frankly, i don't know. he said i think i could have made a difference in arkansas. he said because i understood what the nra was doing down there and i thought i would have been able to go down there, you know, and size that up. do you believe he was right? >> well, i will have to go back and check the history on that. because my memory is that he...
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so bill clinton is of the first and not the worst. been there, done that. in fact, it pains me to say that even abraham lincoln visited a prostitute. say it is so. it happened. the details on that are sketchy. not a lot of letters written about this to about here is what we can piece together. lincoln's best friend was joshua speed, and speed was as dashing and hence of that lucky with the ladies as lincoln was allegedly home work and are in court and of like your romance. he felt sorry for lincoln. they called one another by their last names. speed did not have a place to stay. during the french, he was using the services of a professional woman. and you imagine lankan upstairs with a pillow over his head trying to mind his own business as he is doing his business. i have to have a woman. it's been too long, and here's what appears to have happened. only ever in lincoln would do this. asked for a letter of introduction. with a professional woman, and that don't mean agriculture as the oldest profession. will we piece together is lincoln visited a prostitut
so bill clinton is of the first and not the worst. been there, done that. in fact, it pains me to say that even abraham lincoln visited a prostitute. say it is so. it happened. the details on that are sketchy. not a lot of letters written about this to about here is what we can piece together. lincoln's best friend was joshua speed, and speed was as dashing and hence of that lucky with the ladies as lincoln was allegedly home work and are in court and of like your romance. he felt sorry for...
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would give hillary clinton a -- i would give hillary clinton a d. i do not understand how somebody in a position of power with so much information about the situation going on in other countries could ever send a force of people into a country that they know is unstable with the same amount of security that they would send to a place like france or germany. for my part, hillary clinton has left much to be desired for her position. i think possibly the whole incident that went down could have costar -- cost her her political career as far as her ambitions are. host: two stores connected to a political donner connected to bob menendez -- it a go to the front page of the new york times -- if you go to a follow- up story in the washington times, it is written -- ramona in florida, we are taking a look at hillary clinton as secretary of state. she calls us on our democrats want. good morning. -- democrats line. good morning. caller: she has done a fantastic job as secretary of state. she didn't put anything up with anybody. she went to the senate, he tri
would give hillary clinton a -- i would give hillary clinton a d. i do not understand how somebody in a position of power with so much information about the situation going on in other countries could ever send a force of people into a country that they know is unstable with the same amount of security that they would send to a place like france or germany. for my part, hillary clinton has left much to be desired for her position. i think possibly the whole incident that went down could have...
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we've got hillary clinton, chuck hagel, leon panetta and now john brennan. are they getting what they want out of this, which is basically to try to put some mud on the president's record? >> absolutely. i think that's been the clear goal. >> i think actually not. if you look particularly at the hearings of chuck hagel and hillary clinton, you see a lot of basically republican free lansing going on. i was surprised at how the lack of collective, thoughtful questioning -- you would have thought that they would have gotten in behind closed doors beforehand and said, what's our line of questioning going to be, what is second kwengs and thoughtful? in fact, that wasn't the case which is why hillary clinton most vividly gave as good as she got and came out on the winning side. i think hagel, given his inconsistencies came away unscarred. i think it's also interesting, most folks may not know this, the suggestion made yesterday by dianne feinstein of having another court look at this stuff, well, she made that suggestion that at the very moment a particular federa
we've got hillary clinton, chuck hagel, leon panetta and now john brennan. are they getting what they want out of this, which is basically to try to put some mud on the president's record? >> absolutely. i think that's been the clear goal. >> i think actually not. if you look particularly at the hearings of chuck hagel and hillary clinton, you see a lot of basically republican free lansing going on. i was surprised at how the lack of collective, thoughtful questioning -- you would...
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look, i can't get enough of hillary clinton. i'll just admit it. hillary clinton favorable, 61. unfavorable, 34. how does that compare to joe biden? 46/41. she's more popular than anyone else on this list. that's not surprising. >> people have been talking about her as a presidential candidate since the day after 2008. when things weren't going good for barack obama they said, we could have elected hillary clinton. these are polls and they will always come down. >> she knows, right, jim -- she's been in this game long enough. as soons as she announces, some of those numbers drop. >> yes. recently paul ryan said, if we elected hillary clinton in 2008, the problems would be solved by now. she would be ever bit as bad. >> stunning advice. i want to talk about stephen colbert. bill clinton, joe biden. you know, they had a hearing with steve stephen colbert. this guy is an entertainer. >> that's fine. democrats want to be entertained as well. they like to laugh. it's good to lighten things up every now and then and bring a perspective, even if it's a different perspective. >> star po
look, i can't get enough of hillary clinton. i'll just admit it. hillary clinton favorable, 61. unfavorable, 34. how does that compare to joe biden? 46/41. she's more popular than anyone else on this list. that's not surprising. >> people have been talking about her as a presidential candidate since the day after 2008. when things weren't going good for barack obama they said, we could have elected hillary clinton. these are polls and they will always come down. >> she knows, right,...
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what president clinton is talking about is exactly right. don't assume that we have nothing to say because we haven't necessarily talked to a particular group before, because actually, again, we're at a unique moment where we know people actually agree with us. so now is the perfect time to engage in the conversation and let's engage in the conversation in a way that doesn'tbarriers. that's the message that democrats are trying to work on and took away from president clinton's message. >> that's quite heartening, they are in a position of strength and unity to some degree and say let's not squander this opportunity but think wholesale about where we are as a party. conversely, republicans are operating from a weakened position and i can't get over these quotes. whenever a republican leader comes out and says we've got to change the direction in which we are heading, there is never any real concession to substantive policy changes. bobby jindal said i don't think it's just a marketing change or cosmetic changes. it's going to require serious
what president clinton is talking about is exactly right. don't assume that we have nothing to say because we haven't necessarily talked to a particular group before, because actually, again, we're at a unique moment where we know people actually agree with us. so now is the perfect time to engage in the conversation and let's engage in the conversation in a way that doesn'tbarriers. that's the message that democrats are trying to work on and took away from president clinton's message. >>...
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bill clinton's elder statesman role is the key one here. and he is, again, he is most well regarded on economics. and when he went in there and said we don't need austerity right now, that i hope is the message that democrats take in, because they're going to go into a lot of big fights over all sorts of fiscal and debt issues. and i hope they'll keep bill clinton's message in mind. >> well, another policy as we just brought up a moment ago was the gun control issue. the president didn't shy away from that. this is mr. clinton urging democrats not to shy away from the subject, and now is the time. >> i see this whole gun issue as an opportunity, not a toxic land mine. but it depends on how you do it. >> mike, is that a political jump right there? because back in '94 when they passed the assault weapons ban, some democrats paid for it at the polls. >> well, what bill clinton knows is that the last cycle, the nra spent $13 million on their clients. they had a 1% success rate. he knows that between 2004 and 2010, they had just over a 1% succes
bill clinton's elder statesman role is the key one here. and he is, again, he is most well regarded on economics. and when he went in there and said we don't need austerity right now, that i hope is the message that democrats take in, because they're going to go into a lot of big fights over all sorts of fiscal and debt issues. and i hope they'll keep bill clinton's message in mind. >> well, another policy as we just brought up a moment ago was the gun control issue. the president didn't...
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then bill clinton talks to a house of democrats. on the next "washington journal" a look at the automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect on march 1, half are from the pentagon. we'll discuss that with ray lock perp and a conversation with the use of legal force. then we'll talk with judith about the 20th answer verse of the medical leave act. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> having observed a steady improvement and thing with being of our citizens, i can report to you that our union is good. >> once again and keeping with time honored tradition on the state of the union and i'm pleased to report that america is much improved. there is good reason that the improvement will continue. >> my duty tonight is to report on the state of the union. not the state of your government but of our american community and to set forth our responsibilities in the words of our founders to form a more perfect union. the state of the union is strong. >> as we gather tonight our nation is at war, our country is in recession
then bill clinton talks to a house of democrats. on the next "washington journal" a look at the automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect on march 1, half are from the pentagon. we'll discuss that with ray lock perp and a conversation with the use of legal force. then we'll talk with judith about the 20th answer verse of the medical leave act. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> having observed a steady improvement and thing with being of our...
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it was five or six before bill clinton won in 1992. and the organization that came out of that is the democratic leader organization. that was a policy organization. it had a big messaging component. but the main work of that group was to try to wrench the democratic party to what they felt was the center on a variety of fairly significant policies, ranging from health care to welfare to how to deal with budgets and taxes. there doesn't seem to be at this point a deal on the right. there is a belief that you need to talk to the center better and reach out to more people. but there is not a belief that sort of mirrors reforming welfare, changing it as we know it or reforming it as we know it. >> quite the opposite. you mentioned jim demint take over the heritage foundation, he is convinced that republicans on policy are completely right. he said in an interview today with scott rasmussen in the pollsters, which is democrats give money. that is not true, he is repeating what worked in the 2010 elections, the problem is democrats at that
it was five or six before bill clinton won in 1992. and the organization that came out of that is the democratic leader organization. that was a policy organization. it had a big messaging component. but the main work of that group was to try to wrench the democratic party to what they felt was the center on a variety of fairly significant policies, ranging from health care to welfare to how to deal with budgets and taxes. there doesn't seem to be at this point a deal on the right. there is a...
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clinton is listening, call me maybe. >> are you trying to get banned from this show? >> i won't do that again. i was just kidding. >> don't do that again. >> besides my, kids know that song better than i do. democrats like me, people who care about politics and want to get involved are lining up even know as we speak hoping she will run to be a part of it. i think that, too, tells you something. it means that people sense there's something about her, momentum behind her. potential should she choose to run for president and this poll underscores that. >> karen, that all may be true but the issue at hand is current president is president obama. he has a huge speech, of course, with the state of the union. guns, immigration. we need the numbers coming to hispanics and african-americans. i want to read something that bob shrum say iing to ensure it not a token, the president must run out for a third term using the bully pulpit and the fire power of the political organization keeping the heat and blame on obstructionist republicans and the notion of the obstructionist repu
clinton is listening, call me maybe. >> are you trying to get banned from this show? >> i won't do that again. i was just kidding. >> don't do that again. >> besides my, kids know that song better than i do. democrats like me, people who care about politics and want to get involved are lining up even know as we speak hoping she will run to be a part of it. i think that, too, tells you something. it means that people sense there's something about her, momentum behind her....
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>> bill clinton did very well -- they focused on issue that is people cared about and what people care about are college education, the cost of college -- >> if the gop is going to reband itself it has to deal with the monitor that eric cantor helped create. u.s. congressman paul brown is expected to run for the georgia senate seat held by retiring -- i used to think this guy was right wing, sackby chambliss. broun said this, i think the only constitution that barack obama upholds is the soviet constitution, not this one. he has no concept of this one though he claimed to be a constitutional lawyer. steve king who suggested president obama's parents may have announced his birth by telegram from africa. can your party stop its candidates being taken up by nuts. >> i think for washington people to say to grat roots activists we have to tell you how your going to make -- >> how do you stop these groups from winning? >> you know what you need to do? you need to educate the voter and get back to the -- >> get them with the right majors. >> hit them with the right -- >> and marco rubio is a
>> bill clinton did very well -- they focused on issue that is people cared about and what people care about are college education, the cost of college -- >> if the gop is going to reband itself it has to deal with the monitor that eric cantor helped create. u.s. congressman paul brown is expected to run for the georgia senate seat held by retiring -- i used to think this guy was right wing, sackby chambliss. broun said this, i think the only constitution that barack obama upholds...
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we have to understand what bill clinton said. abortion should be rare. and we have to understand that we're not going to be overturned by the court. roe is not going anyplace while obama's president. republicans should say let's all work together on steps to reduce the number of abortions because none of us think it's good. >> but the party should -- >> and the thing -- let me just finish. >> but it's an interesting point you're make. should the party stand then for a woman's right to choose whilst trying to keep the numbers low? is that what you're saying? >> no. i'm saying they're not going to do that and that's their paep and it's a deeply held belief. >> where does the party stand? what's the republican position then? >> pro life. >> and yet you're not talking about abolishing it. you're talking about keeping abortion but at a lower level. that's not pro life. >> let me talk about what i'm talking about. when bill clinton took office there were 1.4 million abortions. now there are 700,000. because of adoption procedures, counseli counseling, birth co
we have to understand what bill clinton said. abortion should be rare. and we have to understand that we're not going to be overturned by the court. roe is not going anyplace while obama's president. republicans should say let's all work together on steps to reduce the number of abortions because none of us think it's good. >> but the party should -- >> and the thing -- let me just finish. >> but it's an interesting point you're make. should the party stand then for a woman's...
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stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is why george h w bush, another man who i like and admire enormously at the personal level -- an incredibly thoughtful man -- he reinforced the perception of the republicans as the party of the landed gentry. it became a problem in 1992. dislike the most? >> the 2012 campaign was a pretty bad campaign. >> because? >> i do not think either barack obama or mitt romney really likes politics that much. you have to have people who like politics. and run for president? their doctors. i do not think either one of them get much joy out of it. >> do you still get joy out of it? >> i do. not as much. there was a time when you would stay up late at night and -- everybody would have a funny story -- i think there is less of that now, and last letting down of ha
stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is why george h w bush, another man who i like and admire enormously at the personal level -- an incredibly thoughtful man -- he reinforced the perception of the republicans as the party of the...